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Hacker Says Phone App Could Hijack Plane
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Hacker Says Phone App Could Hijack Plane

Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?

Sandberg's Book Prompts Discussion on Dearth of Women in IT
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Sandberg's Book Prompts Discussion on Dearth of Women in IT

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, Lean In, has reinvigorated the conversation about the role of women in the IT industry.

Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past
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Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past

In Issac Asimov's classic science fiction saga Foundation, mathematics professor Hari Seldon predicts the future using what he calls psychohistory.

Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money
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Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money

The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler—Olympic rowers, nemeses of Mark Zuckerberg—are laying claim to a new title: bitcoin moguls.

Immigration and the Knowledge Economy
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Immigration and the Knowledge Economy

Earlier this year I started teaching a class on entrepreneurship at an after-school program in my community.

Deputy Minister: No 'time Machine' Invention Registered in Iran
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Deputy Minister: No 'time Machine' Invention Registered in Iran

Iran's Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri dismissed the claims raised by an Iranian inventor who says he has registered...

Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers
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Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers

Uh oh. Teens are growing tired of Facebook and YouTube, new research shows, a falling-out that has the potential to trigger a wide-ranging effect on retail, fashion...

The Modern Data Nerd Isn't as Nerdy as You Think
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The Modern Data Nerd Isn't as Nerdy as You Think

Data scientists are fast becoming the rock stars of the 21st century.

Building a Better Tech School
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Building a Better Tech School

If all the hopes and hype are warranted, a nondescript third-floor loft in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan offers a glimpse of the future, for New York City...

Modern-Day Inventor
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Modern-Day Inventor

MIT's Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help disabled populations and improve everyday technology.

Crash Course: Training the Brain of a Driverless Car
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Crash Course: Training the Brain of a Driverless Car

Early attempts at driverless cars have had little difficulty gathering the loads of data required to operate autonomously.

Silicon Valley Goes Hollywood: Top Coders Can Now Get Agents
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Silicon Valley Goes Hollywood: Top Coders Can Now Get Agents

To be a good coder in Silicon Valley is to be among the pampered elite.

Nasa Associate Administrator on Asteroid Initiative
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Nasa Associate Administrator on Asteroid Initiative

"The mission to find, capture and redirect an asteroid robotically, and then visit it with astronauts to study it and return samples takes advantage of expertise...

We Can STEM the Gender Gap
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We Can STEM the Gender Gap

Why is there such a gender imbalance when it comes to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields? Studies suggest that academic performance is...

Why Tweets From the Over-30s Are No Measure of Age
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Why Tweets From the Over-30s Are No Measure of Age

It's nearly impossible for computers to guess the age of people on Twitter by analyzing the type of language they use once they leave their 20s, researchers in...

Scientific Articles Accepted (personal Checks, Too)
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Scientific Articles Accepted (personal Checks, Too)

The scientists who were recruited to appear at a conference called Entomology-2013 thought they had been selected to make a presentation to the leading professional...

Cyber Education Key to Security
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Cyber Education Key to Security

Today, cyberspace is woven into the fabric of our daily lives.

Tracking Workers' Every Move Can Boost Productivity—and Stress
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Tracking Workers' Every Move Can Boost Productivity—and Stress

Phil Richards used to like his job driving a forklift in a produce and meat warehouse. He took pride in steering a case of beef with precision.

U.S. Air Force Designates Six Cybertools As Weapons
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U.S. Air Force Designates Six Cybertools As Weapons

Six cybertools have been designated as weapons by the U.S. Air Force, allowing the programs to better compete for increasingly scarce Pentagon funding, an Air Force...

No Free Meals? IRS Considers Taxing Perks at Google, Other Tech Firms
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No Free Meals? IRS Considers Taxing Perks at Google, Other Tech Firms

For thousands of Bay Area techies blessed to be working for benevolent behemoths like Google (andFacebook, there could be an end to the free lunch. And the free...
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